Chapter 4 Chapter 1 Deep Rooted (1)

1889-1907 Hitler rarely talked about his family affairs, but he also admitted to the few confidantes that he could not get along with his father because his father was arbitrary.His mother was a quiet and gentle woman.Although Hitler respected his mother very much, the master of the family was his father.Both parents are from Waldwirtle.This is a rural village in Austria, located northwest of Vienna, not far from the border with what is now Czechoslovakia.According to Hitler's family, his family has Moravian blood.In Austria, Hitler is a very common surname, which may have evolved from the Czech surname "Sidra" or "Sidraček". Since 1430, the surname Hidler in Waldwirtel has been spelled many times, from "Hydler" to "Hytler" and then to "Hidler" (these three words are spelled differently, The pronunciation is very similar, the difference is only "de" and "special" - translation note). In 1650, the direct ancestor of Adolf Hitler's mother was named Georg Hiedler.His descendants also sometimes spell his surname "Huttler" or "Hitler".In that era, like Shakespeare's England, spelling was neither relevant nor regular.

The landscape of Waldwirtle is flat, hilly and wooded.The slopes are full of neat forests, and there are also arable lands developed by generations of industrious and thrifty farmers.Hitler's father was born in the village of Strons on June 7, 1837. When his mother gave birth to him, he was a 42-year-old unmarried woman named Maria Anna Schkelgruber.Because of the small size of the village, Strones could not yet become a parish on its own.The newborn was therefore registered at Dorasam as Alois Schkelgruber, "born out of wedlock".Father's name has always been blank.Thus, a mystery still to be unraveled arises: he may belong to a neighboring village.It is also possible that Hitler's grandfather was a wealthy Jew named Frankenberg or Frankenreid.Maria Anna had worked as a servant in the Jewish family in Graz, and she may have impregnated her master's young son.

When Alois was almost 5 years old, a wandering miller named Johann Georg Hiedler married Maria in the neighboring village of Hipital.But her life with her youngest son was still difficult; she died five years later, and her stepfather started wandering again.Since then, Alois was brought up by Hidler's brother Johann Nepomuk (living in Hipital Village, house number 36).This farmhouse, as well as a neighboring one, played an important role in the boyhood life of Adolf Hitler, who spent five or six summer holidays here. Later, the situation in Hippitale became unbearable for Alois, and at the age of thirteen, he "hit the gun? Little backpack, escaped from the house." This episode (if true) was later published in A book written by his son Adolf Hitler became a touching story. "He made a decision in desperation and set out on the road, carrying only a few solden (the former silver coins in Germany and Austria—annotation) as travel expenses, and devoted himself to the uncertain future." Along the way, he went east and west. Doing odd jobs, doing odd jobs in the west, until the Mecca city in the mind of this adventurous young man-Vienna.In Vienna, he was apprenticed to a shoemaker. Five years later, he learned how to make shoes, but was determined to "do something decent", so he joined the army and became a border guard.In this way, he became a public servant, a head above the priesthood.

He worked hard, passed special exams, and by the time he was twenty-four he had risen to something like a superintendent. This rank is an extraordinary honor for the people of Waldwitter. Ambitious, Alois has been promoted regularly since. In 1875, he became an inspector of the Braunau Customs on the Danube across the river from Germany. No one is more proud of Alois's start than the man who raised him—Johann Nepomuk Hiedler.No member of Hiedler's family has ever held such a high position.In the late spring of 1876, as there were no male heirs to inherit the Hiedler surname, Nepomuk decided to take some measures. (*He may have had other motives. Village gossip says that Alois was born of him. Hitler's writer Franz Jerzinger, who wrote Youth*? Lois’s legalization method to ensure his career. “If his father is Jewish, this is a very strong motive.”) On June 6, his son-in-law and two other relatives, after a short journey, He went to the town of Vitra, falsely testified before a notary, and pretended to be "Hidler's brother"--they called him "Hitler"--said to them several times in front of them, and before his death (1857) stated in his unalterable will that he had given birth to an illegitimate son named Alois.He demanded that he be legalized and made his heir.

The change from "Hidler" to "Hitler" may have been an oversight, but it is more likely the result of a farmer's cunning to deliberately obscure the matter.The next day Johann Nepomuk Hiedler arrived at Dorasam with three relatives, where Alois was registered at birth.After examining documents signed by three witnesses, the aged parish priest consulted the district register of marriages and confirmed that in 1842 a man named Georg Hiedler had indeed married a man named Schmidt. Kelgruber's girl gets married.He then agreed to change the birth registration.But, either because of hesitation or covert precautions, he changed "illegal" to "legal" and crossed out the baby's name "Schkelgruber" without inserting another name.In the last column, he wrote densely: "The undersigned confirms that Georg Hiedler, who is registered as the 'father' in this column, is well acquainted with the undersigned, and that he allegedly , agrees to accept Alois, admits to be the father of the child, and wishes the District to christen the child."

The signatures of the three witnesses were signed by the pastor, and the three of them drew one by one - each drawing a cross. Not without reason that the pastor would be suspicious of the amendment of the register, which was neither dated nor signed.Not only did he write his father's name as "Hitler" instead of "Hidler" on the marriage register, but he also understood that the whole procedure was illegal for two reasons: , otherwise the deceased cannot be recognized as the father; second, the mother needs to prove the facts. In this matter, there is also an ambiguity-whether Alois Schkelgruber agrees to accept the new name.Illegal illegitimate children were not very embarrassing to him; in southern Austria it was no wonder, where in the remote mountainous regions illegitimate births were as high as 40 per cent.In the countryside, children are lifeblood; any able-bodied man is welcome.The change of name was particularly embarrassing to him, since "Schkelgruber" had already achieved something.

Whatever the motive, Johann Nepomuk Hiedler did induce Alois to change his name [the village remarked that the old man had persuaded him to change his name by promising to change his will.Half a year after Hiedler's death, Alois bought a farm with a huge sum of five thousand florings (the name of the Austrian currency at the time, one floring was about two shillings-translator's note), which more or less proves that The gossip of the villagers].In any case, his decision to accept the name "Hitler" did matter.It is hard to imagine what it must have been like for seventy million Germans to shout "Long live Schkelgruber!"!

To the girls in Hipital, Alois, in uniform, with short military hair, bushy eyebrows, mustache, and a thick lock of hair next to each clean-shaven cheek, He must be handsome and unrestrained.And he also gave the girls a glance.Like his legal father, he was already the father of an illegitimate daughter.Although he had married the daughter of an inspector in the Imperial Tobacco Monopoly, this was not much temperance for a man of love.After all, she was thin and sickly, and four years older than him. In the village of Hippitale, the most attractive girl was Johann Nepomuk Hiedler's granddaughter Clara Polzl.She was only sixteen years old, with a sweet disposition and a sweet face.She was slender, about the same height as the stocky Alois.She is well-proportioned and has brown hair.Whether it was love at first sight or simply a desire to find a maid for the sick wife, it doesn't matter.The fact is that he convinced the family to bring her to Braunau.She lives with Alois' family at the inn - where Alois has grown up with Francesca Mazorsberg, the kitchen maid ("Fanny" to her guests) Hook up.

This situation was intolerable to Mrs. Hitler.She left Alois, who was legally separated from her.Now it was Fanny's turn to come out on Hitler's domestic stage.She appeared as a legal wife, not a mistress.She knew very well how attractive a beautiful maid was to the sentimental Alois.Her first move was to get Clara away.Two years later, in 1882, Fanny gave birth to a boy—an illegitimate child like his father. The following year, Hitler's runaway wife died of consumption.He then formally married Fanny.The wedding was very timely - within two months, the second child, Angela, was born.In this way, Alois finally had a legally legitimate child, although it was conceived illegally.He also assumed legal responsibility for the first boy named Alois Hitler, and Fanny, although legal, was not happier, because old Alois was showing signs of turmoil again. .Like her predecessors, she contracted a serious lung disease and had to leave Braunau for the fresher air of the neighboring countryside.With two small children and living on the top floor of the Poma Inn, Alois would turn to his beautiful niece, and it was logical.Clara agreed and stayed at the Poma Inn again.This time, she is maid, nanny and mistress.Adolf Hitler's future mother was a kind-hearted girl.She visited Fanny often and tried to help her recover.Strangely enough, Fanny accepted the care of her rival with ease.

In the summer of 1884, poor Fanny's life ended.As expected, the next wife of the Hitler family was pregnant with Liujia.Alois wants to marry Clara because she can take care of his two children, and they really like her.But the local church forbade their union because, according to the false testimony, his father was brother to Clara's grandfather.Alois complained to the pastor and asked Rome to treat it as a special case.In less than a month, the application was approved.Obviously, this is because Clara is pregnant.So, on January 7, 1885, Alois and Clara were officially married at the Poma Inn.The wedding was attended by two children, Alois Jr. and Angela, and three witnesses: Clara's sister, Johanna, and two customs officials.All preparations for the wedding are done by the new maid.Alois made fun of her throughout the wedding because she overheated the living room.The newlyweds did not have any honeymoon. After a simple meal, Alois went back to the customs.As Clara later recalled, before noon "my husband went to work."

Remarkably, despite Alois's personal indiscretions, his professional work has not been affected.He remained a loyal and efficient public servant; respected by his superiors and colleagues.Although he had a bad reputation locally—in such a small town, extramarital affairs were bound to become the talk of the people after dinner—he still felt that he was really good.One of the many rumors is that he bought a coffin for his first wife while she was still alive. After Clara became a housewife, everything went well.As a housekeeper, she was a model; with little Alois and Angela, she was really devoted, treating them as if they were her own children.Four months after marriage, she gave birth to a son; within two years, she gave birth to a daughter and another son.The youngest son died a few days after his birth.Shortly thereafter, two other children contracted diphtheria and died.This tragedy was unbearable for Clara.Fortunately, she can pour out her maternal love on little Alois and Angela, but the relationship with her husband is not natural.From the beginning she regarded him as superior, and her own path from maid to mistress to wife was so complicated for an ordinary girl in Hipital that she still called her husband "uncle" . The successive deaths of three children obviously affected her pregnancy rate, and the fourth child was not born until April 20, 1889 (*Crown Prince Rudolf committed suicide in Mayerling not long ago).In terms of blood, he was one-quarter Hitler, one-quarter Schkelgruber, one-quarter Bolzl, and one-quarter unknown. On the baptismal register, his name was "Adolf Hitler".Later, Clara said that Adolf was a weak and sickly child, and she was always afraid of losing her fourth child.However, according to her family's maid, Adolf was "healthy, lively, and developing normally." In any case, Frau Hitler spoiled her child, perhaps spoiled him. At the Poma Inn, life passed peacefully.The father spends more time with friends and with his penchant for beekeeping than at home, but when it comes to sex, he's clearly less sloppy -- or at least more cautious.The maid had a good impression of him, saying that he was "stern to people but easy to get along with" and was very considerate to his servants.One day, for example, he happily took off his boots so as not to stain the freshly wiped floor.However, the new Customs Inspector considered Alois Hitler to be indifferent. "Strict, uncompromising, eccentric, unapproachable . . . he took pride in his uniform and was often photographed in it." When Adolf was three years and four months old, his father was promoted again, and the family moved to Basso.Basso is not a small city. It is located under the Poma Inn, on the other side of the river in Germany, where the customs inspector's office is located.Living in German cities and playing with German children left an indelible mark on the young Hitler.For example, the dialect of southern Bavaria became his mother tongue.He recalled that it often reminded him "of my boyhood". For a long time Mrs. Hitler was not pregnant again.It was said that she had been breastfeeding Adolf in order to make up for him, who was "weak and sickly".The next child, Edmund, was not born until he was nearly five years old.Adolf finally broke free from his mother's discipline and was almost completely free.Because the child was just born, Alois's family remained in Basso.In this way, 5-year-old Adolf wandered around with German children and played endlessly. He lived such a free life for a whole year. In the spring of 1895, the family moved to Haffield.It was a small village about thirty miles southwest of Lynch, and they lived in a farmhouse on a slope of about nine acres. A month later, Adolf turned 6 and entered a primary school.The primary school is in Verhillam, a few miles from home.In this way, Adolf left the discipline again*?Yan's mother.A few weeks after entering school, my father retired.He was already disciplined in school, but now his father's discipline was very strict, which made Adolf double disciplined.After 40 years of service, my father retired to the countryside and lived a comfortable life, as if he had become a country gentleman. His family's house is small but beautiful, situated on a small slope, almost submerged by apple and walnut trees.There is a stream next to the house, which has been artificially straightened.The water in the stream is as clear as a mirror, and the water is murmuring all day long.Living in such a beautiful environment, Adolf must be extremely happy despite being under new discipline.There is no lack of children in the neighborhood, and they often come to keep him company. To go to school, Adolf and his half-sister had to walk for more than an hour. For a small child, this journey is too serious.The school's "dilapidated and primitive" building was divided into two classrooms, one for boys and the other for girls.The two children of Hitler's family left a good impression on the headmaster. According to his recollection, Adolf was "sharp in thinking, obedient to his teacher, and very lively." Also, the schoolbags of the two children "are neatly folded inside, which can be said to be a model." "It was during this period that my first ideals were formed," Hitler wrote in—(This is an autobiography, the narrative is generally exaggerated.) "Playing in the wild, long walks at school, especially with The association of those 'wild' kids made it impossible for me to stay at home." Even at this age, he was able to express himself aloud.Soon after, he actually became "a little boss". In the months that followed, his situation at home became increasingly difficult.Because he didn't know how to farm, Alois's life after retirement became very dull. The situation was further aggravated by the birth of another child, Paula, in early 1896.A family of five children, including one who only knows how to cry, squeezed together may make Alois drink more.To be sure, he became quarrelsome and easily irritable.His main target was Alois Jr.Father and son quarrel from time to time, because the father wants the son to be absolutely obedient, but the son does not listen to his father.Later, Alois Jr. complained bitterly that his father often "beat him mercilessly with a horsewhip".However, in Austria at that time, beating children was commonplace and considered beneficial to children.Once, little Alois skipped school for three days to make a toy boat. Alois, who had encouraged the hobby, beat up Alois Jr. and "grabbed him by the scruff of the neck and banged his head against a tree until he passed out."Another story: Although he wasn't beaten so often anymore, the domestic overlord "used to beat the dog, and the shit out of him." According to Alois Jr., even tame Clara was violent.If true, this must have left an indelible impression on Adolf. As for young Alois, he could no longer bear Harfield's life.Not only did he feel that his father had abused him, and his stepmother was indifferent to him, but he also had a bad feeling for Adolf. "He was arrogant and domineering, and he was angry since he was a child, and he didn't listen to anyone," he said to a person he met in 1948--after 52 years, he still brooded. "My stepmother was always on the side of Adolf. He had a lot of fantasies and got away with it. If he didn't get his way, he would throw a tantrum... He had no friends, he didn't like anyone, he was ruthless. For little things , he will be furious." Feeling abused and abandoned, Alois Jr. followed in my footsteps by running away from home at age 14 and never returning in my lifetime.Out of retaliation, Lao Tzu reduced his son's inheritance to the minimum allowed by law.As soon as his brother left, Adolf became the main target of Lao Tzu's anger.Lao Tzu added a lot of extra burdens to his son, and if Adolf couldn't meet the requirements, he would definitely be beaten.A few months later, the nagging country gentleman, dissatisfied with the status quo, sold the farm that had become a burden, and took his family to Lambach, 6 miles away, to live in the city.The family lived for half a year on the third floor of the Gustov Langana Hotel, opposite the majestic Benedictine Abbey.Freed from the entanglements of farm chores, Adolf's life became more pleasant, and he excelled at the modern school.In the big exam in the 1897-1898 school year, he got 12 "excellent" - the highest credits.He also had a good voice; he sometimes used his afternoons to learn singing in the chant class of the monastery under the tutor of Father Benhard Groner.On his way home there was an arched bridge bearing the monastery's coat of arms - most prominently a swastika. At this time, the strong festive atmosphere in the solemn and splendid church immediately "intoxicated" him. The abbot of the monastery became his idol, and he also hoped that he could step into the church. Strange Surprisingly, this wish was supported by his father, who was an anti-religious figure. Later, Adolf said to Mrs. Helena Hanfstagel, "As a child, his most ardent wish was Be a priest.He often borrowed the kitchen maid's apron and draped it over his shoulders as a divine garment. He would lie down on a chair and preach for a long time with enthusiasm. "The pious mother certainly approved of her son's vocation, but Adolf's interest in church affairs came and went quickly. Soon he was caught smoking a cigarette. At this time, the whole family lived on the second floor.The house is spacious, comfortable and attached to a factory.It was the ideal headquarters for an adventurous boy in all things, offering him all kinds of places to play his favorite game, "Cowboys and Indians."In the eyes of the owner of the factory (a couple), Adolf is a "little hooligan" who is rarely at home.If he goes home, the trousers of "this wild boy" are always torn, and his hands and feet are always bruised. For the restless Alois, life in Langbach was as dull as life in the country.So, in 1899, he bought a comfortable house in the village of Leonding on the outskirts of Linzi.The house was on the side of the local cemetery wall, and while it was no larger than average, it was in a location that suited Alois' taste.Lyonsdin has a population of 3,000 people, and because it is close to the city of Linzi, which has a theatre, a theater and a towering government building, it also has a certain civilized style.In addition, the local residents all live in harmony. As soon as little Alois left, Adolf became the main object of his father's discipline. According to Paul Hitler's memories, Adorf "provoked my father to get angry, and he was beaten every day. He was a little hooligan that was not disciplined. It didn't help. On the other hand, my mother caressed him like that, trying to use her motherly heart to make up for what he didn't get because of his father's roughness." In order to show resistance, Adolf decided to run away from home.Alois learned of the plan and locked Adolf upstairs.At night, Adolf tried to squeeze out through the bars of the window.Because he couldn't reach the window, he took off his clothes.Just as he was crawling towards freedom, he suddenly heard the sound of his father going upstairs, so he stepped back quickly and covered his naked body with a tablecloth.This time, Alois did not punish him with a whip.Instead, he laughed and called out to Clara to come upstairs and see "the boy in the toga."This taunt hurt Adolf more than the whipping.Later, he confided to Mrs. Hanfstangel privately that it took him "a long time to get over it." Years later, he told a secretary that he had read in an adventure novel that not being afraid of pain was a sign of courage. "So I made up my mind that I would never cry again when my father beat me. A few days later, I had a chance to test my will. My mother ran out of the door and hid in fright. Counting the blows on the ass." Hitler declared that after the day of the beating, his father never touched him again. Although only 11 years old, there was something distinctive about Adolf's thin face.In a class photo at Leonding Elementary School that year, he stood in the middle of the top row, a few inches taller than his classmates.His face was turned upwards, his hands folded across his chest.He was rebellious and proud; he was, without a doubt, the brightest boy.As for homework, he didn't need much effort, and at the same time he discovered another talent-he could draw.From a painting of Wallenstein painted on March 26, 1900, it can be seen that his genius as a painter has begun to emerge again.In class, he would secretly paint during study time.Once, a boy named Weinberg was stunned to see that he drew "Schaumburg Castle" from memory. At recess or after school, he remains the leader of his classmates.He had lived in more places than most of his classmates could go in a lifetime, so they regarded him as a big shot.In play, he was often inspired and encouraged by the adventure novels of Fernimore Cooper and his imitator, the German writer Karl May (which he read desperately).Karl May never visited America, but his stories of noble Indians and hardy cowboys were considered gospel by generations of boys in Germany and Austria.Adolf was obsessed with the adventures of old Sutterham and his companions.He took the trouble to lead his classmates to act out these stories, and when the older children lost their enthusiasm, he called on the younger ones, and sometimes even the girls. About this time he found more meaningful stimulation in two magazines dealing with the Franco-Prussian War of 1870.He tirelessly read the articles and illustrations inside. "Soon, this great strategy of historic significance became the greatest experience in my heart", "Since then, I have become more and more enthusiastic about everything related to war or to join the army." (See— — the book, for political purposes, sometimes distorts the facts.) The Boer War, which broke out a year before, not only inspired his German patriotism, but also provided him with material for playing.Hour after hour, he led his "Boer Army" in "battle" against the children who were unlucky enough to play the British Army.He often played so much that his father had to wait an hour—he thought Adolf had gone to the tobacco shop to fetch tobacco leaves for himself.The result, as Weinberg recalls, was a "warm" welcome at home.These adventurous years may have had something to do with the shaping of Hitler's career. "Woods and meadows," he wrote, "are the battlegrounds in which 'conflicts' exist everywhere in life." That year, 6-year-old Edmund died of measles. The death of the four children was almost unbearable for Clara, and once little Alois left, Adolf was the only child who could inherit the surname.Although Adolf was able to finish primary school in no time, family tragedies intensified the conflict between father and son.What Alois asks is to let the child go his way, and he often uses his personal experience of being a public servant to inspire his son.As for the son, he wanted to be a painter, and temporarily buried his revolutionary plan in his heart.Without arguing with his father, he accepted the next step in his schooling plans.Adolf could go to both preparatory school (a college preparatory program with an emphasis on classical education) and technical school (an emphasis on technical education).The practical Alois chose the latter.Adolf tacitly agreed, because such schools also have drawing lessons. The nearest technical school to home is in Linsi. On September 17, 1900, Adolf set off for the first time with a green soft backpack on his back.As the distance was long, more than 3 miles, he walked and watched, halfway, he saw the city of Linsi and the Danube lying in front of his eyes.To a child who grew up in the countryside and small towns, the sight must have been terrifying and magical.In the distance, on high ground, stands the world-famous Kümberburg Castle, where the Nibelungen Song is said to have been composed.In front of you are rows of church steeples and towering buildings.He walked along the steep hillside and the winding road to the technical school in the city center.The school was a dark four-story building on a narrow street.Practical and scary, it looks more like an office building than a school. From the start, Adolf's grades were poor.He was no longer the leader, the brightest and most gifted kid; his surroundings disturbed him.The other students looked down on the students from the suburbs and the countryside; and the attention and importance he received at a smaller school would not be available at such a large school.In the group photo of the class that year, he was still standing in the top row, but the arrogant Adolf was gone; in his place was a young man with a sad face and absentmindedness. Slowly, he became shy and silent, and lost interest in his lessons. "I think that once my father sees that I am not making any progress in technical school, he will let me realize my dreams, whether he likes it or not." 1. Failure in history and not being able to upgrade can be said to be an excuse or a reason.Those who slander him say it's because he's inherently lazy, but it could just as well be a form of revenge on his father, a matter of emotion, or simply a reluctance to work on a class that doesn't suit his taste. The following year, Adolf changed his tactics and his performance improved greatly.Because he was older than his classmates, he became the leader again. "We all liked him, in class and in play," said Joseph Keplinger. "He had a 'god.' He was not hotheaded, and he was more reasonable than many. An extreme, difficult to unify. He was a quiet 'zealot'." After school, because Adolf had learned to hoop, the students played "Cowboys and Indians" on the grass beside the Danube under his leadership.During the break, Adolf was also the master. He told the students about the Boer War, passed on his drawings of Boer warriors to them, and even said that he wanted to join the Boer team.This war, in the heart of the young Hitler, aroused the yearning for German patriotism.This feeling is shared by most boys. "For us, Bismarck was our national hero," recalls Kepplinger, "songs in praise of Bismarck, and many songs of the same nature, are banned (the Austrian national anthem by Haydn, which is similar to the popular German anthem). The theme of the song "Germany above all" is the same. In Austria, those who worship Germany sing German lyric songs, and greet each other in private with the German 'Long live!'). It is a crime to preserve a Bismarck painting. Although privately The teachers here think that we children are right, but if anyone sings these songs or shakes our loyalty to Austria, we will be severely punished by the teachers." For some reasons, Adolf Hitler took Germanism more seriously than others.This may have been an attempt to betray his father, who was a loyal supporter of the Hasburg regime.Once, Kepplinger accompanied Adolf home along the steep Kappuzina Street.At the top of the hill, Hitler stopped in front of a small church. "You are not a Germanic (Old German)," he said bluntly, "your hair is black and your eyes are black." He noted with pride that his own eyes were black and his hair (according to Kay Pringle) is light brown. At this time, the heroes of German mythology had fascinated him.Hitler, who was only 12 years old, watched Wagner's opera "Loangrin" (one of the Holy Grail Warriors in German legend-Annotation) at the Linzi Theater.The Germanic sensibilities of the play, as well as the music of the opera itself, "at once fascinated him." Its stirring lines—such as that of King Henry to his warriors—was the first to awaken his racial and nationalist feelings impulse: Let the enemies of the empire appear at once, We're ready to go head-to-head. From the eastern desert to the plains, The enemy dare not move a bit. The land of Germany relies on German knives, The power of the empire is unshakable! This time, he successfully completed his studies, passing all the courses, and getting "good" and "excellent" for his conduct and hard work.However, in the second grade, he fell behind almost from the beginning of the semester, failing math again, and his diligence level dropped to "medium".By the end of the Christmas break, domestic mishaps overshadow a crisis at school. On January 3, 1903, as usual, Alois left home early in the morning and went to Steffler's Restaurant.As soon as he sat down at the table, he said he was not feeling well.Moments later, he died—of a pleural hemorrhage. He was buried two days later in the church cemetery not far from Hitler's home.On the tombstone is an oval portrait of the former customs officer—looking steadfastly forward.林嗣《每日邮报》称颂死者的讣闻中说：“他偶尔发出的锋利的言辞，并不能抹煞其隐藏在粗鲁外表后的热心。他历来是法律与秩序的得力维护者，他见识广博，对事物之见解，历属权威。”